Cyclist Timothy Bucher killed when driver ‘diverted her eyes from the roadway’

Last Wednesday, a driver on Fairmont Drive in Castro Valley took her eyes off the road and her car veered to the right. She then struck and killed a bicyclist who was traveling in the same direction.

The man who was killed was Timothy J. Bucher. He was 56 years old. The driver of the car was Eunique D. Wesley, 32, of San Francisco. CHP reported that she is a deputy probation officer for Alameda County.

According the the CHP collision report news release, the force of the collision threw Mr. Bucher off his bike and onto the hood of the car, where his head struck the windshield. He then “continued moving over the roof .. and landed in the roadway.”

He was wearing a helmet — not that it matters when you consider the horrrible way the collision happened and imagine the kinds of injuries he sustained. He was pronounced dead soon after arriving at Eden Hospital in Castro Valley. Mr. Bucker was struck at at 9:40 AM. CHP says the incident is “still under investigation, however it is not believed that alcohol or drugs played a role in this collision.”

The driver “diverted her eyes from the roadway” says the press release; That’s all it takes to lose proper control of a vehicle.